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The North Face is the northern side of Mount Everest. [1] George Mallory 's body was found on the North face by the 1999 Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition . [ 1 ] The North Face is a place where one climber noted, "a simple slip would mean death."
North Face of Mount Everest. "1st", "2nd", and "3rd" indicate the Three Steps. The Three Steps are three prominent rocky steps on the northeast ridge of Mount Everest.They are located at altitudes of 8,564 metres (28,097 ft), 8,610 metres (28,250 ft), and 8,710 metres (28,580 ft).
The most notable feature of the Eiger is its nearly 1,800-metre-high (5,900 ft) north face of rock and ice, named Eiger-Nordwand, Eigerwand or just Nordwand, which is the biggest north face in the Alps. [3] This substantial face towers over the resort of Kleine Scheidegg at its base, on the eponymous pass connecting the two valleys.
The North Base Camp is accessed by vehicle through a 100 km (62 mile) road branching to the South from the Friendship Highway near Shelkar, at the southern foot of the 5,220-metre (17,130 ft) high Gyatso La pass. The road leads to Rongbuk Monastery, with dramatic views of the north face of Mount Everest. From the Rombuk guest house, all ...
Points of interest on the north face of Mount Everest, Hornbein Couloir in dark blue. The Hornbein Couloir is a narrow and steep couloir high to the west on the north face of Mount Everest in Tibet, that extends from about 8,000 to 8,500 m (26,200 to 27,900 ft) elevation, 350 metres (1,150 feet) below the summit.
The North Col (Chinese: 北坳; pinyin: Běi Ào; Tibetan: Chang La) refers to the sharp-edged pass carved by glaciers in the ridge connecting Mount Everest and Changtse in Tibet. It forms the head of the East Rongbuk Glacier.
North face or Northface or The North Face may refer to: North face (Eiger), in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland; North Face (Everest), in Himalaya, usually traversed ascending Everest from the north; North face (Fairview Dome), a climbing route in Yosemite National Park, US; North face (Grand Teton), a climbing route in Wyoming, US
The north face of the Eiger. The six great north faces of the Alps are a group of vertical faces in the Swiss, French, and Italian Alps known in mountaineering for their difficulty, danger, and great height. The "Trilogy" is the three hardest of these north faces, being the Eiger, the Grandes Jorasses, and the Matterhorn.